Wow, now that’s a subject line that should get me at LEAST a million hits. WOO HOO!
Anyways…
Is there any real reason to debate the Heisman Trophy at this point? I mean, seriously, should anyone else even waste their time flying to sit in the Downtown Athletic Club other than Tim Tebow? (Well, that would be weird, but for there to be winners there has to be losers–write that down).
Let’s face it. Tebow comes from the defending national champion, has been a media darling since last year, has some pretty gaudy numbers (29 TD passing and 22 TDs rushing), and plays in what is arguably the best conference in the country. When you compare that to the other front-runners (so to speak), it just doesn’t compare. And with this year not having a dominant team coming into the bowl season, there’s no real “knock” on Tebow for having a team with 3 losses, when there is a team with 2 losses (LSU) playing for the title.
Plus–again the irony that struck the BCS standings-Tebow sitting at home and watching games last week actually “helped” his Heisman standing–because with Chase Daniel looking lost against the Oklahoma defense and Pat White’s “non-performance” against Pitt, Tebow solidified his standing without raising a finger.
But we also must remember that past performance does not guarantee future results. For the listing of Heisman winners over the past three decades, of course there’s been some great NFL players, but there also some guys that never even played in the NFL (Remember Charlie Ward–the guy tried to play pro basketball, for cripes sake!) What it comes down to is this–for every Tony Dorsett and Barry Sanders, there’s also a Rashaan Salaam and Eric Crouch.
And, honestly, I don’t think the results of this year will be much different. Tebow may take home the trophy, but my feeling is that in a few years he’ll be doing much of what he did last weekend–watching football. I honestly feel the player that will make the most forward-looking impact is Darren McFadden. He ran for 1700+ yards and 15 TDs while having to shoulder the offensive load and still had huge performances. This guy simply has the build, the gridiron smarts, has basically played without the tools that Tebow has had, and again has beat up on some of the best defenses in the country.
But–will Mcfadden win the award for the “best player in the country”? Nope. Now, I look at players like Daniel, , and I am not discounting their talent. There can be arguments made for all of them, but the simple fact is that McFadden should be taking home the famous trophy this year–no ifs, ands, or buts.
The Supporter has spoken……
Hey coach, they are giving me the Heisman..Isn’t that hilarious? Wait…why is that funny again? Coach? Coach? Stop Laughing!
Boy, am I loving this week. No more of the best games being ones that simply have a 
Big Ten team playing against someone that is old-school Division I. Now, this week, besides the USC-Ohio St. match up, we get another treat in Wisconsin and its 10th-ranked Badgers travel cross country to meet 21st-ranked Fresno State at Bulldog stadium in what should be a great game. Read the rest of this entry »